(19)
(11) EP 3 569 163 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.11.2019 Bulletin 2019/47

(21) Application number: 19170611.8

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/128(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 24.04.2018 US 201862661758 P
30.01.2019 US 201916261716

(71) Applicant: Covidien LP
Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DININO, Matthew A.
    Newington, CT 06111 (US)
  • CRESTON, Brian J.
    Madison, CT 06443 (US)
  • BARIL, Jacob C.
    Norwalk, CT 06851 (US)
  • MALAVENDA, Matthew
    West Haven, CT 06516 (US)
  • BROWN, Eric
    Haddam, CT 06438 (US)
  • ZAMMATARO, Thomas
    Hamden, CT 06517 (US)

(74) Representative: Birtle, Zoë Elizabeth 
Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW
Southampton SO15 2EW (GB)

   


(54) END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES, DRIVE SLEEVES, AND SURGICAL CLIP APPLIERS INCORPORATING THE SAME


(57) A surgical clip applier includes a handle and an elongated assembly having an outer shaft with a pair of flanges extending distally thereof in spaced-relation to define tissue stops. The elongated assembly further includes an end effector disposed partially within and extending distally from the outer shaft. A jaws component of the end effector includes first and second spaced-apart arms extending distally from a proximal portion between the opposed flanges of the outer shaft. The jaws component also includes first and second jaws disposed at free ends of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively. An inner drive sleeve disposed about the end effector within the outer shaft is movable from a proximal to a distal position to cam the first and second arms towards one another, thereby moving the first and second jaws from a spaced-apart to an approximated position to apply a surgical clip about tissue.







Search report
























Search report